Bir Başkentin Yansıması, Ankara: Eryılmaz Ailesinin Öyküsü

Authors : Geoffrey Payne, Cemre Şahinkaya Özer

Pages : 2051-2067

Doi:10.31198/idealkent.1127050

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Publication Date : 2022-11-14

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, went through a rapid urbanization process, especially in the 1970s, in parallel with the growth of the country. While immigration and increasing housing needs triggered the uncontrollable growth of the city, it accelerated its development in many areas. Standing out with its rapid growth and development in these years, Ankara has been the subject of a comprehensive research conducted by Geoffrey Payne between 1974-1976. The current study provides a longitudinal approach to the city’s development and started in 2019 with members of the Eryılmaz family, who moved from Çorum to Ankara and lived in a modest gecekondu in Dikmen and were representative of the many families who were the subject of Payne's work. During a reunion in 2019, the family's story was examined via a semi-structured in-depth interview in a way that sheds light on the past as it applied to numerous households. Thus, the interactions of the people with the city, the socio-economic changes, the developments in housing and its reflections on the inhabitants are presented through a real story. This research, which started in 1974 and has been evolving since 2019 is carried out with the support of Professor Ruşen Keleş.
Keywords : urban planning, urban development, longitudinal approach, Ankara.